New research in psychology and neuroscience has uncovered new practices and habits that artists can utilize in order to become more creative. This week we look at part 2 of "Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind" by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire. Alex explores deeper on how we can adopt more practices to be bette…

Recent research in psychology and neuroscience has uncovered new practices and habits that artists can utilize in order to become more creative. This week we look at part 1 of "Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind" by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire. Alex digs deep to give you the actionable steps you can take now…

In part 2 looking at dealing with social anxiety, we continue with "How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety" by Ellen Hendriksen. In this episode, Alex looks at the actions and exercises we need to take in order overcome being anxious in public. This week's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074ZPCH67/ref=dp-kindle-r…

Social anxiety is preventing us from expressing our true selves. This week we look at part 1 of "How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety" by Ellen Hendriksen. Many of us artists are introverts, but there's a huge difference between being introverted and being very shy. This shyness is actually an extension of socia…

Sounds crazy, but our negative emotions are actually good for our mental health and our creativity when utilized properly in situations. Looking at this week's book called "The Upside of Your Dark Side" by Todd Kashdan, Ph.D and Robert Biswas-Diener, Dr. Philos., we find that there is actually such thing as being too positive and happy. This week's…

Alex explores how creatives can treat their anxiety on their own. From reading this week's book, "When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life," we learn that contrary to taking pills and seeing therapists, there is a proven way to treat anxiety that we can use now via the exercises and techniques that David D. B…

We investigate why creatives struggle with depression. From reading this week's book, "The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression," we find that many creatives become depressed because they lack meaning in their work. Alex unearths some ways that we as artists can combat this crippling phenomenon. Subscribe and read next week…

Does madness have the ability to enhance artistic genius? Alex unpacks a book called 'Touched With Fire: Manic-depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament' by Kay Redfield Jamison, which looks specifically at bipolar disorder and how prevalent it is in artists and creatives. While the disorder tends to be very detrimental, Alex explores ways to…

In the first episode of Into The Fyre, Alex explores why so many artists have been committing suicide recently, in particular Avicii (Tim Bergling). He delves into a book written by one of his professors in graduate school (Thomas Joiner) called "Why People Die By Suicide", trying to make connections as to why suicide is a major issue dealing with …